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屠杀

屠杀 (tú shā): Massacre / Slaughter (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

屠杀 consists of 2 characters.

to slaughter, to massacre

kill; slaughter; in the extreme

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Pinyintú shā

MeaningMassacre / Slaughter

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word屠杀

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 屠杀.

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3.

How to Use 屠杀 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 屠杀 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith场

yī一

chǎng场

tú屠

shā杀

neutral

a massacre

Adverb + Verbwith残酷

cán残

kù酷

tú屠

shā杀

Verb + Objectwith平民

tú屠

shā杀

píng平

mín民

Adjective + Nounwith大

dà大

tú屠

shā杀

formal

massacre

4.

Example Sentences with 屠杀

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

rén人

formal

brutal massacre

formal

massacre civilians

bèi

被

tú屠

shā杀

。

Many people were massacred in the war.

zhè这

chǎng场

cǎn惨

wú无

rén人

dào道

de的

tú屠

shā杀

，

zhì至

jīn今

réng仍

shì是

lì历

shǐ史

xué学

jiā家

yán研

jiū究

de的

jiāo焦

diǎn点

。

This brutal massacre remains a focal point of study for historians to this day.

nán难

dào道

tā他

men们

zhēn真

de的

huì会

wèi为

le了

lì利

yì益

ér而

tú屠

shā杀

zhěng整

gè个

bù部

luò落

ma吗

？

Could they really slaughter the entire tribe just for profit?

lì历

shǐ史

shàng上

，

yī一

xiē些

tǒng统

zhì治

zhě者

céng曾

tú屠

shā杀

wú无

gū辜

de的

píng平

mín民

。

In history, some rulers massacred innocent civilians.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

cān参

yù与

guò过

nà那

cì次

tú屠

shā杀

，

què却

yì一

zhí直

bēi背

fù负

zhe着

mà骂

míng名

。

He never participated in that massacre, yet he has always borne the infamy.

wǒ我

men们

liáo聊

tiān天

shí时

，

tā他

ǒu偶

rán然

tí提

qǐ起

le了

nà那

chǎng场

bèi被

yí遗

wàng忘

de的

tú屠

shā杀

。

While we were chatting, he happened to mention that forgotten massacre.

wèi为

le了

bǎo保

hù护

jiā家

yuán园

，

cūn村

mín民

men们

bù不

dé得

bù不

miàn面

duì对

dí敌

rén人

de的

tú屠

shā杀

。

To protect their homeland, the villagers had to face the enemy's massacre.

jìn尽

guǎn管

zhèng政

fǔ府

shì试

tú图

yǎn掩

gài盖

zhēn真

xiàng相

，

dàn但

tú屠

shā杀

de的

zhèng证

jù据

zuì最

zhōng终

hái还

shì是

bèi被

gōng公

zhī之

yú于

zhòng众

。

Although the government tried to cover up the truth, the evidence of the massacre was eventually made public.